Industrialisation, employment and basic needs: the case of Sri Lanka

Hewavitharana B.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on relationships between industrialization, employment, basic needs and social welfare programmes in Sri Lanka. Identifies target groups among the poverty stricken, partic. agricultural workers, and peasant farmers. Examines labour force participation. Presents an evaluation of Sri Lanka's experiment with industrialization in relation to economic growth, basic needs and employment objectives. Considers inter-action between industrialization and welfare programmes.

Keywords: industrialization; employment; basic needs; welfare; social policy; target group.; poverty; agricultural workers.; peasant farmer; labour force participation; evaluation.; experiment; economic growth; industrialisation; emploi; besoins essentiels; bien-être; politique sociale; industrialización; empleo; necesidades esenciales; bienestar; política social; groupe cible; pauvreté; travailleur agricole; paysan; taux d'activité; évaluation; croissance économique; grupo destinatario; pobreza; trabajador agrícola; campesino; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; evaluación; crecimiento económico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 124 P. pages
Date: 1986
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-32, Basic Needs and Employment

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